Wednesday, 30 September 2015

Health Benefits of Grapes

Health Benefits of Grapes

Nearly 12000 people will die of head and neck cancer
in the united states this year and worldwide cases will exceed half a million.

A study published this week in the joumal
carcinogenesis shows that in both cell lines and mouse models, grape seed
extract (GSE) kill head and neck squamous cell carcinoma cells, while leaving
healthy cells unharmed.

“It’s a rather dramatic effect” says Rajesh Agarwal,
Phd, Investigator at the university of Colorado center and professor at the
Skaggs school of Pharmaceutical Sciences.

Health benefits of grapes for human include supply
of anti oxidants, protection of nervous system, acts as a natural laxative,
easy to digest, remedy for the health.

Grapes have been known for their medicinal and
nutritional value for thousands of years. They can be consumed as fresh fruit,
red wine, grape juice, dry fruit and concentrated supplements such as
resveratrol and Grape Seed Extract (GSE) they act as protectors of many body
structures in their roles as potent anti oxidants and anti inflammatory. Grapes
are rich minerals such as potassium and manganese (Heart health, immunity,
better mood) and also have vitamin C, A and B.

Two types
of Red Varieties of grapes

Garnacha:
this
variety is the most cultivated Mediterranean grape worldwide. It makes
excellent red and rose wines that benefit from thick and sensual tannins. If the
grapes are cultivated in poor soils, with low yields, the red wines can attain
a power and expression that stunning, hence wines made from garnacha are so
sought after.

Merlot:
A
noble international variety, grown in our middle penedesvineyards. It has small
berries, of very dark blue colour, medium thick skins and sugary pulp. It produces
excellent varietal wines, characterized by their finesse, their elegance and
their fine and velvety tannis.

Health benefits of grapes

Migraine:
home
remedy for migraine is ripe grape juice. Should be taken pure (no of additional
water) early in the morning

Blood
Cholesterols: Grapes help lower the cholesterols level.
Skin preventsthe absorption of cholesterol by binding with it